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Despite constant claims that SoundCloud is dead, the platform continues to be the lifeblood of the underground. It’s the breeding ground for innovative new sounds and THE place to find the best new artists. While the volume of quality is higher than ever, the mass of mediocrity is equally at its apex. Thankfully there are a number of underground labels…

Best known for his REVOLT EP put out by Deadbeats earlier this year, LICK has also been active remixing electronic’s biggest names, infusing his staple sound in Illenium’s ‘Needed You’, Zed’s Dead & Jauz’s ‘Lights Go Down’ and Chuurch and Strange Future’s ‘Rabbit Hole’. In parallel, Porter Robinson’s Virtual Self project has shined an exciting light on dance music and inspired an…

Blessing fans with an early Christmas gift is Chance The Rapper with 2 new songs. First up is ‘The Man Who Has Everything,’ a Christmas influenced laid-back groove that sees Chance getting reflective. The production feels like spiked egg-nog and blunt ashtrays. Chance combines smooth wordplay with social commentary and family love with bars like, “Tryna turn confederate flags into…

After a brief creative hiatus, Vancouver-based jazz-fusion pioneer Haywyre is back and stronger than ever. A leading figure in the modern electro-groove atmosphere, Martin Vogt aka Haywyre has solidified his place as a performer to keep tabs on. Inspired by the familiar sounds of Herbie Hancock, Flying Lotus, and KOAN Sound, Haywyre simultaneously draws influence from lesser known prodigies such as 19th…

Hawaii’s native son Christian Mochizuki, aka graves, is an electronic producer and DJ known for his emotionally sophisticated and progressive style. Often citing bands like Bring Me The Horizon and the Deftones as inspirations, graves has an uncanny ability to weave in and out of genres. Mochizuki was put on the map working as a producer and engineer on Kanye…

After storming onto the scene with his Spelljam EP last year, SVDDEN DEATH has not looked back for a second. Since then, the LA-based producer has put out a multitude of gut-wrenching originals, collaborations and remixes that have seen him catapult from the underground scene to among the most respected dubstep artists. The Junkworld EP and VOYD Vol. 1 EP have…

Back for the 250th time is FUXWITHITFRIDAYS. The milstone edition is fittingly stacked after an absolutely insanse week of releases. Both the Spotify and SoundCloud playlists are bursting at the seams. We’ve got that Meek Mill x Drake collab, the Meek Mill x Rick Ross x Jay Z, Skrillex’s ‘Sick Mode’ remix, new Chance the Rapper, KEY x Skepta x…

They’re back! After two highly successful installments of their compilations, Deadbeats has returned with WE ARE DEADBEATS (Vol. 3), a massive 12-track project featuring both old and new faces. There’s no denying the label has been favouring heavier bass this past year, and this theme is on full display in their latest compilation. Although the project doesn’t feature any artists…

Quality Goods Records superstar Ian Munro totes a far more impressive list of accomplishments than his humble SoundCloud following of 20,000 suggests. Bursting onto the scene in 2016 releasing his debut EP for QGR, Stay Lit where he first demonstrates his ingenuity in sound design. Shortly thereafter, Munro released noteworthy collaborations with QUIX, Oski, & Yvng Jalapeño, followed by a…

As November draws to a close that means it’s time for another installment of Focus Five. As always we’ve rounded up five of our top picks for artists that you need to know. We’ve got another Kiwi killing it, an incredible German bass duo, two of Toronto’s rising stars and a 13 year old producing wild sounds well beyond his…